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2791.

Unlucky PC builder sent RTX 5070 from Amazon, gets DVD rewriter and a busted logic board from an early 2000's Kenwood AV receiver instead — $700 GPU turns out to be e-waste thanks to return scam (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Hassam Nasir | get RTX 5070 Graphics Card → | tags: nvidia rtx 5070, amazon, kenwood av receiver

2792.

The UK will scan asylum-seekers’ faces for age checks—despite knowing the tech is flawed (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-20 | get Facial Recognition Age Verification → | tags: uk government, facial age estimation, asylum seekers

2793.

Weather So Brutal That Dean Passes Out at College Graduation (futurism.com)

2026-06-20 | by Joe Wilkins | get Portable Personal Fan → | tags: el niño, french open, university of oregon

2794.

I tried Samsung Health’s huge redesign for 2026. Here are the 5 biggest hits and misses (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-20 | get Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 → | tags: samsung health, galaxy watch, one ui 9

2795.

China unveils man-portable anti-drone laser that can burn through a drone 1,600 feet away in four seconds — backpack-sized 2-kilowatt weapon uses AI for targeting, weighs 55 pounds, and can be carried by a single soldier (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Luke James | get Portable Laser Defense System → | tags: harbin xinguang, lijian ii, lijian iii

2796.

Moves of the Diamond Hand is an unfinished, irresistibly weird dice-based RPG (theverge.com)

2026-06-20 | by Adi Robertson | get Dice of Destiny Board Game → | tags: dice-based rpg, moves of the diamond hand, cosmo d

2797.

Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara on Her 100th "Little People, Big Dreams" Book (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | by A Mighty Girl Staff | get Little People, Big Dreams Book → | tags: little people big dreams, vanessa nakate, gloria fuertes

2798.

This official Google workaround gives you ad-free YouTube anytime (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-20 | get YouTube Premium Subscription → | tags: google, youtube, ad-free

2799.

Cyberdecks, going analog, and convivial technology (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | by Sunshine | get Raspberry Pi 400 Kit → | tags: cyberdecks, analog technology, luddites

2800.

A New Book on Plagiarism (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | get Plagiarism Detection Software → | tags: plagiarism, book, education

2801.

Why has the pointe shoe been so resistant to change? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | by Kyra Laubacher | get Pointe Shoe Maintenance Kit → | tags: gaynor minden, pointe shoes, synthetic materials

2802.

He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he’s doing that for robots. (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-20 | by Anna Heim | get Raspberry Pi 4 Kit → | tags: vlc media player, kyber, jean-baptiste kempf

2803.

Iran requires insurance on ships using Strait of Hormuz, fees likely to follow (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | by Richard Meade | get Maritime Insurance for Ships → | tags: iran, strait of hormuz, persian gulf

2804.

Opinion | Two Virginia Counties Diverge on AI Data Centers (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-06-19 | get AI Data Center Cooling System → | tags: loudoun, prince william, ai data centers

2805.

Trump unveils the new Air Force One, a converted Qatari jet (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-19 | get Air Force One Model Kit → | tags: air force one, boeing 747, qatar

2806.

Norway Says AI Ain’t for Education (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-19 | get AI in Education Book → | tags: norway, artificial intelligence, education

2807.

Amazon drops Sam Altman movie after announcing OpenAI partnership (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | get OpenAI Logo Mug → | tags: sam altman, openai, amazon

2808.

Another US state may require age verification to access social media (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-19 | get Social Media Age Verification Tool → | tags: social media, ohio law, parental consent

2809.

Granularity comes at a cost (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | get High-Resolution Microphone → | tags: aapl, tick size, order book

2810.

Canada Missed Chances To Inspect OceanGate's Titan Before Fatal Implosion (slashdot.org)

2026-06-19 | get Underwater Inspection Camera → | tags: oceangate, titan submersible, canadian transportation safety board

2811.

Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in – and they're not good (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | by Lenharo | get AI Skill Development Kit → | tags: artificial-intelligence, colonoscopies, physicians

2812.

Americans celebrate Juneteenth as Obama’s presidential center opens in Chicago (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-19 | get Obama Presidential Center Book → | tags: juneteenth, obama presidential center, chicago

2813.

America just buried a message for people living in 2276. Some of the items inside are wild (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-19 | tags: america, ai predictions, olympic memorabilia

2814.

Doom composer Bobby Prince has died (engadget.com)

2026-06-19 | by Kris Holt | get Doom Soundtrack Vinyl → | tags: doom, id software, wolfenstein 3d

2815.

Proportional-Integral-Derivative Controllers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | get PID Controller Kit → | tags: pid controller, industrial control systems, process variable

2816.

Hackers exploit info disclosure bug in Gravity SMTP WordPress plugin (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-19 | get Gravity Forms SMTP Plugin → | tags: gravity smtp, wordpress, cve-2026-4020

2817.

GPT-5.5 hallucinates 3x more than MIT-licensed GLM-5.2 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | get AI Model Error Detection Kit → | tags: gpt-5.5, glm-5.2, ai labs

2818.

Munich 1991: The Roots of the Current AI Boom (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | get AI Development Kit → | tags: munich, jürgen schmidhuber, transformer

2819.

One person has died. Now a major cheese recall is growing across multiple states (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-19 | get Cheese Recall Safety Kit → | tags: clover hill dairy, ricotta, listeria

2820.

Billionaire Ambani wants AI in every call, app, and home (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-19 | by Jagmeet Singh | get Smart Home Voice Assistant → | tags: reliance industries, jio call agent, ambani